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{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{family name hatnote|Seol||lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Seol Ki-Hyeon
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| caption = Seol with [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] in 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Jeongseon County|Jeongseon]], [[Gangwon Province, South Korea|Gangwon]], South Korea
| height = 1.87 m
| currentclub = [[Gyeongnam FC]] (manager)
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1994–1996
| youthclubs1 = {{ill|Gangneung Commercial High School|ko|강릉제일고등학교 축구단|display=1}}
| collegeyears1 = 1997–2000
| college1 = {{ill|Kwangwoon University|ko|광운대학교 축구부|display=1}}
| years1 = 2000–2001
| clubs1 = [[Royal Antwerp FC|Royal Antwerp]]
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 2001–2004
| clubs2 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| caps2 = 72
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2004–2006
| clubs3 = [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
| caps3 = 69
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2006–2007
| clubs4 = [[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
| caps4 = 30
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 2007–2010
| clubs5 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2009
| clubs6 = → [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] (loan)
| caps6 = 7
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2010
| clubs7 = [[Pohang Steelers]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 7
| years8 = 2011
| clubs8 = [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]]
| caps8 = 34
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2012–2014
| clubs9 = [[Incheon United FC|Incheon United]]
| caps9 = 73
| goals9 = 11  <!-- LEAGUE STATS ONLY -->
| totalcaps = 344
| totalgoals = 64
| nationalyears1 = 1999
| nationalteam1 = [[South Korea national under-20 football team|South Korea U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 7
| nationalyears2 = 1999–2000
| nationalteam2 = [[South Korea national under-23 football team|South Korea U23]]
| nationalcaps2 = 25{{efn-lg|Includes three appearances and one goal against [[South Korea national under-23 football team results#Non-international matches|non-national teams]].}}
| nationalgoals2 = 10
| nationalyears3 = 2000–2009
| nationalteam3 = [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]
| nationalcaps3 = 82
| nationalgoals3 = 19
| manageryears1 = 2015
| managerclubs1 = [[Sungkyunkwan University]] (caretaker)
| manageryears2 = 2016–2018
| managerclubs2 = [[Sungkyunkwan University]]
| manageryears3 = 2019–
| managerclubs3 = [[Gyeongnam FC]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalSport  | Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[AFC Asian Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000 Lebanon]]|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup squads#South Korea|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[AFC Youth Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold  | [[1998 AFC Youth Championship|1998 Thailand]] | [[1998 AFC Youth Championship squads|Team]]}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| title = [[Korean name]]
|hangul = 설기현
|hanja = 薛琦鉉
|rr = Seol Gi-hyeon
|mr = Sŏl Ki-hyŏn
}} 

'''Seol Ki-hyeon''' ({{Korean|hangul=설기현|hanja=薛琦鉉 }}; born 8 January 1979) is a South Korean former professional [[Football player|footballer]] who played as a [[winger (association football)|winger]], and who currently is the manager of [[Gyeongnam FC]]. He is also the first South Korean footballer to score in the history of the [[UEFA Champions League]], during his time at [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]].

== Club career ==
=== Career in Belgium ===
In July 2000, Seol joined a Belgian club [[Royal Antwerp FC|Royal Antwerp]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://h21.hani.co.kr/arti/world/world_general/1422.html |script-title=ko:벨기에 찍고 빅리그 간다 |language=ko |publisher=[[The Hankyoreh]] |date=3 January 2001 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> He became the second South Korean footballer to score in double figures during a season in Europe, following [[Cha Bum-kun]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://football-tribe.com/korea/2017/12/11/%EC%B9%B4%EB%93%9C-%EB%89%B4%EC%8A%A4-%EC%9C%A0%EB%9F%BD-%EB%A6%AC%EA%B7%B8%EC%97%90%EC%84%9C-%EB%91%90-%EC%9E%90%EB%A6%BF%EC%88%98-%EB%93%9D%EC%A0%90%EC%9D%98-%EA%B8%88%EC%9E%90%ED%83%91%EC%9D%84/4/ |script-title=ko:[카드 뉴스] 유럽 리그에서 두 자릿수 득점의 금자탑을 쌓은 한국 선수들 |language=ko |date=11 December 2017 |publisher=Football Tribe |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> After a successful season with Royal Antwerp, Seol moved to [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] in the same league. He scored a hat-trick in the space of 12 minutes in the [[2001 Belgian Super Cup]].<ref name="Seol2">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129100030/http://www.hbvl.be/cnt/oid142279/archief-anderlecht-pakt-supercup |url=http://www.hbvl.be/cnt/oid142279/archief-anderlecht-pakt-supercup |title=Anderlecht pakt Supercup |language=nl |publisher=Het Belang van Limburg |date=4 August 2001 |archive-date=29 November 2017 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> He also became the first South Korean player to score in the qualifying round of the [[UEFA Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/sports/soccer/139319.html |script-title=ko:설기현, 험난했던 영국 프리미어리그 입성 |language=ko |publisher=[[The Hankyoreh]] |date=7 July 2006 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> He won the [[2003–04 Belgian First Division]] with Anderlecht.<ref name="Seol3">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/belg04.html |title=Belgium 2003/04 |first=Luc |last=Nackaerts |date=26 January 2005 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

=== Wolverhampton Wanderers ===
In August 2004, Seol moved to England, joining a [[Football League Championship|Championship]] club [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name="Seol1">{{cite web |url=https://news.joins.com/article/2491217 |script-title=ko:울버햄튼의 영원한 기억…'쎄올(Seol)' |language=ko |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |date=30 October 2006 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> The Wolverhampton manager at the time, [[Glenn Hoddle]], preferred Seol as one of his first-choice forwards,<ref name="Seol1"/> using him in various roles such as striker, attacking midfielder and winger.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/01/21/2005012170143.html |script-title=ko:울버햄튼 감독, "설기현 최고 멀티플레이어" 극찬 |language=ko |publisher=[[The Chosun Ilbo]] |date=21 January 2005 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

Disappointed by the failure of Wolves' promotion, Seol sought Premier League clubs interested in him before the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] despite having two years left on his contract. He was reported as saying "At this stage, I'm frustrated not to be in the Premiership. I think there will be some good news after the World Cup."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/SITE/data/html_dir/2006/06/20/200606200025.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060622001929/http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/site/data/html_dir/2006/06/20/200606200025.asp |archive-date=22 June 2006 |title=Seol Ki-hyun looking to Premier League |publisher=[[The Korea Herald]] |date=20 July 2006 |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref>

===Reading===
Seol eventually joined newly promoted Premier League club [[Reading F.C.|Reading]] on 12 July 2006 for a reported transfer fee of £1.5 million.<ref name="fulham">{{cite news |title=Coppell reveals Seol exit reason |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/reading/6988706.stm |access-date=27 September 2020 |work=BBC Sport |date=11 September 2007}}</ref> He was voted the Reading Player of the Month for August by fans after showing great performances early in the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Seol voted as Reading player of the month |date=6 September 2006 |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/20680/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131231234419/http://www.the-afc.com/en/media-releases/20680/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 December 2013 |publisher=AFC |access-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> On 16 September 2006, he scored his first Premiership goal in a 2–1 win over [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheff Utd 1–2 Reading |date=16 September 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5330044.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2007 |location=London |first=Sarah |last=Holt}}</ref> On 1 October 2006, he scored his second goal for Reading in a 1–0 win over West Ham United.<ref>{{cite news |title=West Ham 0–1 Reading |date=1 October 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/5373482.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2007 |location=London |first=Dan |last=Warren}}</ref> His third goal for Reading, his first at home, came on 18 November 2006 in the 2–0 win against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Reading 2–0 Charlton |date=18 November 2006 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/6138910.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=27 April 2007 |location=London}}</ref> However, his performance was not consistently kept during the rest of the season. He scored his fourth goal in the last game of the season against [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]].

===Fulham===
Seol left Reading for Fulham on 31 August 2007 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract, with [[Liam Rosenior]] going the other way.<ref name="fulham"/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10306~1103805,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415131858/http://www.readingfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10306~1103805%2C00.html |archive-date=15 April 2012 |title=Rosenior signs as Seol departs |publisher=Reading |date=1 September 2007 |access-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Reading boss [[Steve Coppell]] admitted that strained relations between him and Seol led to the move.<ref>{{cite news |date=11 September 2007 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/reading/6988706.stm |title=Coppell reveals Seol exit reason |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=13 September 2007 |location=London}}</ref>

After his manager [[Lawrie Sanchez]] was replaced by [[Roy Hodgson]], Seol wasn't chosen as Hodgson's player during the rest of the season. He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 2–1 defeat to [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 16 August 2008,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7551167.stm |title=Hull City 2–1 Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 August 2008 |access-date=14 September 2009 |location=London |first=John |last=May}}</ref> but he still didn't show something special the next season. On 14 January 2009, he signed an initial six-month loan move to [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] in Saudi Arabia with a view to moving permanently.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/sports/2009/01/136_37836.html |title=Seol Moves to Saudi Club |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=3 June 2020 |publisher=[[The Korea Times]]}}</ref> However, he stated that he desired to stay at Fulham to win his place in the squad at the end of his loan deal.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11681/5403353/ |publisher=Sky Sports |title=Seol to return to Fulham |date=27 June 2009 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

Seol scored his second goal for the club in a Europa League qualifier against [[FK Vėtra]] on 30 July 2009, but he failed to made a twist for his status.<ref>{{cite news 
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/8175041.stm |title=FK Vetra 0–3 Fulham |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 July 2009 |access-date=20 April 2010}}</ref> On 15 January 2010, It was announced that his contract with Fulham was cancelled by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/January/SeolDeparts.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20100117215232/http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/News/NewsArticles/2010/January/SeolDeparts.aspx |archive-date=17 January 2010 |title=Best Of Luck |publisher=Fulham |date=15 January 2010 |access-date=31 December 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Retirement===
Seol played for [[Pohang Steelers]], [[Ulsan Hyundai FC|Ulsan Hyundai]], and [[Incheon United FC|Incheon United]] in the [[K League]] after leaving Fulham. During his K League career, he was criticised for poor communication with clubs and fans about his future.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=047&aid=0002082780 |script-title=ko:인천 간판스타 설기현, 이런 은퇴는 씁쓸 |website=[[Naver]] |publisher=[[OhmyNews]] |date=2015-03-04 |language=ko}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/news.nhn?oid=047&aid=0002122827 |script-title=ko:논란의 이적, 축구계 배신의 아이콘은 누구? |website=[[Naver]] |publisher=[[OhmyNews]] |date=2016-08-01 |language=ko}}</ref> He announced his retirement on 2 March 2015 in order to become the interim manager of [[Sungkyunkwan University]]. His retirement ceremony took place in a friendly match between South Korea and [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] on 13 October 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=ko:'은퇴' 설기현 "모든 분들께 감사하다, 좋은 지도자 되겠다" |url=http://www.xportsnews.com/jsports/?ac=article_view&entry_id=645956&_REFERER=http%253A%252F%252Fsports.news.naver.com%252Fsports%252Findex.nhn%253Fcategory%253Dsoccer%2526ctg%253Dnews%2526mod%253Dread%2526office_id%253D311%2526article_id%253D0000530814 |publisher=Xportsnews |language=ko |access-date=13 October 2015}}</ref>

==International career==
Seol Ki hyeonwas a participant in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. In the 2002 World Cup hosted by his country, he helped South Korea to reach the semi-finals as a starter. He also scored crucial equaliser in the round of 16 against [[Italy national football team|Italy]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Korea's golden moment |date=18 June 2002 |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/matches_wallchart/south_korea_v_italy/default.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=2 January 2008 |location=London}}</ref> He was nominated for the [[2002 Ballon d'Or|Ballon d'Or]] in that year.<ref name="Seol4">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy02.html |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 2002 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=26 April 2011}}</ref>

==Managerial career==
On 26 December 2019, Seol was appointed as manager of [[Gyeongnam FC]].<ref>{{cite news |script-title=ko:경남FC 신임감독에 한일월드컵 주역 설기현 선임 |url=https://www.yna.co.kr/view/PYH20191226101900052?input=1196m |language=ko |access-date=26 December 2019 |publisher=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=26 December 2019}}</ref>

==Media==
Seol was sponsored by sportswear company [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] and appeared in Nike commercials. In a global Nike advertising campaign in the run up to the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan, he starred in a "[[Secret Tournament]]" commercial (branded "Scopion KO") directed by [[Terry Gilliam]], appearing alongside football players such as [[Thierry Henry]], [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Edgar Davids]], [[Fabio Cannavaro]], [[Francesco Totti]], [[Ronaldinho]], [[Luís Figo]], and [[Hidetoshi Nakata]], with former player [[Eric Cantona]] the tournament "referee".<ref>{{cite news |title=A lighter shoe, cooler kits, a faster ball, a Secret Tournament – every touch counts |url=http://www.nikebiz.com/story/stry_scorpion.shtml |work=NikeBiz |publisher=Nike |access-date=21 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020602055510/http://www.nikebiz.com/story/stry_scorpion.shtml |archive-date=2 June 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Claire |last=Cozens |title=Cantona hosts World Cup with a difference |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/03/advertising.worldcupfootball2002?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3487 |work=The Guardian |date=3 April 2002 |access-date=21 July 2012 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/ki-hyeon-seol/ |title=Ki-hyeon Seol |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=2022-03-22}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
! colspan=2 | National cup
! colspan=2 | League cup
! colspan=2 | Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
! colspan=2 | Total
|-
!Division
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
! Apps !! Goals
|-
|[[Royal Antwerp FC|Royal Antwerp]]
|[[2000–01 Belgian First Division|2000–01]]||[[Belgian Pro League|Belgian First Division]]
|25||10||2||1||colspan=2|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||11
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
|[[2001–02 Belgian First Division|2001–02]]||Belgian First Division
|20||3||0||0||colspan=2|—||3{{efn|name=UCL|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Champions League]]}}||1||1{{efn|Appearance in [[Belgian Super Cup]]}}||3||24||7
|-
|[[2002–03 Belgian First Division|2002–03]]||Belgian First Division
|32||12||3||0||colspan=2|—||8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||1||colspan="2"|—||43||13
|-
|[[2003–04 Belgian First Division|2003–04]]||Belgian First Division
|19||3||1||0||colspan=2|—||6{{efn|name=UCL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||26||4
|-
|[[2004–05 Belgian First Division|2004–05]]||Belgian First Division
|1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72||18||4||0||colspan="2"|—||18||3||1||3||95||24
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]]
|[[2004–05 Football League|2004–05]]||[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|37||4||2||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||40||6
|-
|[[2005–06 Football League|2005–06]]||Championship
|32||4||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||36||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!69||8||4||1||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||76||10
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Reading F.C.|Reading]]
|[[2006–07 FA Premier League|2006–07]]||[[Premier League]]
|27||4||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||31||4
|-
|[[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08]]||Premier League
|3||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!30||4||4||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||34||4
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]]
|[[2007–08 Premier League|2007–08]]||[[Premier League]]
|12||0||2||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Premier League|2008–09]]||Premier League
|4||1||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||6||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Premier League|2009–10]]||Premier League
|2||0||0||0||1||0||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!18||1||2||0||4||0||2||1||colspan="2"|—||26||2
|-
|[[Al-Hilal FC|Al Hilal]] (loan)
|[[2008–09 Saudi Pro League|2008–09]]||[[Saudi Pro League]]
|7||0||5||0||5||1||7{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||24||1
|-
|[[Pohang Steelers]]
|[[2010 K-League|2010]]||[[K League]]
|16||7||0||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||colspan="2"|—||18||7
|-
|[[Ulsan Hyundai]]
|[[2011 K-League|2011]]||K League
|34||5||4||2||7||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||45||9
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Incheon United]]
|[[2012 K-League|2012]]||K League
|40||7||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||41||8
|-
|[[2013 K League Classic|2013]]||[[K League 1]]
|26||4||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||29||5
|-
|[[2014 K League Classic|2014]]||K League 1
|7||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!73||11||4||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||77||13
|-
! colspan=3 | Career total
!344||64||29||6||19||4||29||4||1||3||422||81
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_record.php?search_val=%EC%84%A4%EA%B8%B0%ED%98%84 |title=Seol Ki-hyeon at Korea Football Association |publisher=KFA |access-date=2022-03-27 |language=ko}}</ref>
|-
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]
|2000||16||6
|-
|2001||11||1
|-
|2002||14||3
|-
|2003||3||0
|-
|2004||15||2
|-
|2005||4||0
|-
|2006||9||4
|-
|2007||2||0
|-
|2008||4||2
|-
|2009||4||1
|-
! colspan="2" |Career total||82||19
|}

:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Seol Ki-hyeon
|-
!No.
! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|align="center"|1
| rowspan="3" | 5 April 2000 || rowspan="3" | [[Seoul]], South Korea || rowspan="3" | {{Fb|LAO}} || align="center"|4–0 || align="center" rowspan="3" | 9–0 || rowspan="3" | [[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|8–0
|-
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|9–0
|-
|align="center"|4
| rowspan="2" | 9 April 2000 || rowspan="2" | [[Seoul]], South Korea || rowspan="2" | {{Fb|MYA|1974}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center" rowspan="2" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
|-
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|2–0
|-
|align="center"|6
| 7 October 2000 || [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates || {{Fb|AUS}} || align="center"|3–2 || align="center"|4–2 || [[LG Cup (association football)|2000 LG Cup]]
|-
|align="center"|7
| 11 February 2001 || [[Dubai]], United Arab Emirates || {{Fb|UAE}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|4–1 || [[2001 Dubai Tournament]]
|-
|align="center"|8
| 26 May 2002 || [[Suwon]], South Korea || {{Fb|FRA}} || align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–3 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
|align="center"|9
| 18 June 2002 || [[Daejeon]], South Korea || {{Fb|ITA}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 {{aet}}|| [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
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| 20 November 2002 || [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{Fb|BRA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–3 || Friendly
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| 14 February 2004 || [[Ulsan]], South Korea || {{Fb|OMA}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|5–0 || Friendly
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| 31 July 2004 || [[Jinan]], China || {{Fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–4 || [[2004 AFC Asian Cup]]
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| 26 May 2006 || [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{Fb|BIH}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
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|align="center"|14
| 2 September 2006 || [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{Fb|IRN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]
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|align="center"|15
| rowspan="2" | 6 September 2006 || rowspan="2" | [[Suwon]], South Korea || rowspan="2" | {{Fb|TPE}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center" rowspan="2" | 8–0 || rowspan="2" | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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|align="center"|16
|align="center"|3–0
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| rowspan="2" | 6 February 2008 || rowspan="2" | [[Seoul]], South Korea || rowspan="2" | {{Fb|TKM}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center" rowspan="2" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
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|align="center"|18
|align="center"|4–0
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| 5 September 2009 || [[Seoul]], South Korea || {{Fb|AUS}} || align="center"|3–1 || align="center"|3–1 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Anderlecht'''
*[[Belgian First Division A|Belgian First Division]]: [[2003–04 Belgian First Division|2003–04]]<ref name="Seol3"/>
*[[Belgian Super Cup]]: [[2001 Belgian Super Cup|2001]]<ref name="Seol2"/>

'''Al-Hilal'''
*[[Saudi Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2008–09 Saudi Crown Prince Cup|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/sau09.html |title=Saudi Arabia 2008/09 |date=2 October 2009 |first=Zaid |last=Benjamin |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

'''Ulsan Hyundai'''
*[[Korean League Cup]]: [[2011 Korean League Cup|2011]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/skor2011.html |title=South Korea 2011 |first1=Karel |last1=Stokkermans |first2=Andre |last2=Zlotkowski |date=10 September 2015 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

'''South Korea U20'''
*[[AFC U-19 Championship|AFC Youth Championship]]: [[1998 AFC Youth Championship|1998]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_history.php?search_val=%EC%84%A4%EA%B8%B0%ED%98%84 |script-title=ko:설기현 SEOL Ki-Hyeon MF |publisher=KFA |language=ko |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

'''South Korea'''
*[[AFC Asian Cup]] third place: [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00asch.html |title=Asian Nations Cup 2000 |date=4 March 2011 |access-date=10 December 2019 |first=Karel |website=[[RSSSF]] |last=Stokkermans}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[South Korean Footballer of the Year|Korean FA Fans' Player of the Year]]: 2006<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.joins.com/article/2549801 |script-title=ko:설기현, 축구 팬들이 뽑은 올해의 선수 |publisher=[[JoongAng Ilbo]] |language=ko |date=28 December 2006 |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{K League player}}
* [http://www.kfa.or.kr/archive/player_history.php?search_val=%EC%84%A4%EA%B8%B0%ED%98%84 Seol Ki-hyeon – National Team Stats] at [[Korea Football Association|KFA]] {{in lang|ko}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://archive.today/20070903032015/http://www.fulhamfc.com/MatchAndTeam/PlayerProfiles/ProfileDetails/SeolKiHyeon.aspx |date=3 September 2007 |title=Fulham profile}}
* {{NFT player|6179}}
* [http://www.alhilal.com/en/player734.html Profile] at alhilal.com
* {{Soccerbase|20762}}
* {{FIFA player|177806}}

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